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New 10" Fire

patbz — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:02:52 GMT

I just got my new 10" Fire tablet ( dropped my 8" and broke screen) . I love, love, love this! 64 gb plus expansion slot (and Amazon have me 15% off after I called and asked them for a discount).

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chrystaltree — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:24:34 GMT

I'm jealous. I've been promising myself the 10" for while now. I'm ok with my 8" but it's too small for tv and movies.

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GCR18 — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:48:58 GMT

I love the 10". It took me a while to get used to it. Everything was so big.

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Goldengate8361 — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 05:06:33 GMT

That’s great to hear. I had thought about ordering one myself. Thx for sharing!

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apple1964 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 13:12:49 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
I love the 10". It took me a while to get used to it. Everything was so big.

Good morning! Did you find it heavy to hold to do other things on the tablet besides watching movies. We already got my niece a protective case for it ... I am wondering now if I should get her a stand 10 inches is a bit heavy to hold like a 8 or 7 inch? Thanks in advance.

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patbz — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 17:09:12 GMT

The 10" is a little heavier than 8" . I read in bed and use a tablet pillow (from Amazon) that has a ledge to hold Fire at a good angle.

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kcladyz — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:01:26 GMT

I saw one at best buy when I was checking out the Oasis and was impressed. The 7" is suprisingly nice as well

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apple1964 — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:15:14 GMT

My new fire tablet 8 inch was stolen a few days ago. While I had it ,, it was pretty nice for the inexpensive price point. I will not get another one for myself. I have a phone and it is enough for what I want to do on it. I ordered a stand for the fire 10 and it fits nicely for the tablet I will be giving as a gift for my niece.

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gardenman — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:29:18 GMT

At this moment it's on sale at Amazon for $99. I just ordered one for my combination birthday/Christmas present.

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SilleeMee — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:23:19 GMT

I just picked up the little Fire 7" Alexa tablet yesterday. I've never owned a tablet before so I thought I start with the small one. I don't own a smartphone either so I need a tablet to control some of my other devices without having to go to my desktop. Looking forward to getting it. Maybe later I'll consider the 10".

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Suebdoo — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:02:33 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
At this moment it's on sale at Amazon for $99. I just ordered one for my combination birthday/Christmas present.

@gardenman @patbz @GCR18 the 10" on my wish list even though I have the 8" and the 8.9" HDX. Oh how I love the HDX, but it's losing battery power , so.....I'm thinking I need the 10". 😜. Is the 10" comparable at all to the HDX? Sadly while the 8" is fine, it's just not the same

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patbz — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:57:24 GMT

I had the 8.9" Fire until it died; it was also 4 G and I loved it. Next I bought the newest generation 8" , which wasn't nearly as good; I broke the screen so I bought the 10" , which I love (especially since its 64gb and I added a 128gb chip). The 10" is my new favorite, it's a deal at Amazon's black Friday price!

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gardenman — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:04:37 GMT

@Suebdoo wrote:
@gardenman wrote:
At this moment it's on sale at Amazon for $99. I just ordered one for my combination birthday/Christmas present.
@gardenman @patbz @GCR18 the 10" on my wish list even though I have the 8" and the 8.9" HDX. Oh how I love the HDX, but it's losing battery power , so.....I'm thinking I need the 10". 😜. Is the 10" comparable at all to the HDX? Sadly while the 8" is fine, it's just not the same

From what I understand the screen is better than the older Fires, but the dpi (dots per inch resolution) isn't as good as the HDX. It's said to be close, but not quite the same. I'll be getting mine on Tuesday and I'll know more then.

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gardenman — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:22:26 GMT

I've had my 10" Fire now for a couple of days and I'm loving it! Amazon moved most of my apps and settings from my old Fire to the new one in a half hour (or so) process. I was a bit disappointed initially with the video quality, the first video I viewed was pretty fuzzy, but that's resolved and videos are very crisp right now. (The Fire might have been downloading stuff in the background initially making the initial video a bit less sharp than ideal.) All in all, I'm very happy with it.

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ceekay — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 01:49:24 GMT

Thanks for your review @gardenman! I was hoping you would be back to post while the Black Friday price was still in effect. I have a 7 inch Fire and and Fire 8 but my favorite size is my old Nook HD+ that is no longer supported (and crashes regularly). Sizewise the Fire 10 is about an inch longer and same width. So, maybe Santa will be bringing me a Fire 10!

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gardenman — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:44:06 GMT

@ceekay wrote:
Thanks for your review @gardenman! I was hoping you would be back to post while the Black Friday price was still in effect. I have a 7 inch Fire and and Fire 8 but my favorite size is my old Nook HD+ that is no longer supported (and crashes regularly). Sizewise the Fire 10 is about an inch longer and same width. So, maybe Santa will be bringing me a Fire 10!

I don't see how you can beat it at that price.

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apple1964 — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 13:49:48 GMT

I used to love the amazon fire devices and recommended them to everyone. I found out with the new 10 inch I ordered for my relative that you have to pay for everything now. They took away the "Underground" Application to all music, games and books, no google store which I prefer. I knew that but, not about taking away the Underground you have to pay to use the so called free games, books and music I do not pay to play or listen. That is why these devices are so cheap. They make up in a subscription fee every month and sell you the device dirt cheap. I sent it back and will buy my relative a gift card to a best buy so she can buy what she wants. I will never order a device from Amazon again. Just a heads up!! BUYER BEWARE!

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SilleeMee — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:02:53 GMT

@apple1964 wrote:
I used to love the amazon fire devices and recommended them to everyone. I found out with the new 10 inch I ordered for my relative that you have to pay for everything now. They took away the "Underground" Application to all music, games and books, no google store which I prefer. I knew that but, not about taking away the Underground you have to pay to use the so called free games, books and music I do not pay to play or listen. That is why these devices are so cheap. They make up in a subscription fee every month and sell you the device dirt cheap. I sent it back and will buy my relative a gift card to a best buy so she can buy what she wants. I will never order a device from Amazon again. Just a heads up!! BUYER BEWARE!

Google Play Store needs to be installed on Amazon devices.

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gardenman — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 14:04:47 GMT

@apple1964 wrote:
I used to love the amazon fire devices and recommended them to everyone. I found out with the new 10 inch I ordered for my relative that you have to pay for everything now. They took away the "Underground" Application to all music, games and books, no google store which I prefer. I knew that but, not about taking away the Underground you have to pay to use the so called free games, books and music I do not pay to play or listen. That is why these devices are so cheap. They make up in a subscription fee every month and sell you the device dirt cheap. I sent it back and will buy my relative a gift card to a best buy so she can buy what she wants. I will never order a device from Amazon again. Just a heads up!! BUYER BEWARE!

Bear in mind that no one else was giving you free access to those apps and whatnot, so Amazon is basically doing what every other tablet maker is doing. As a Prime member however I still get tons of free stuff (more magazines than I can read in a month, a free book to own each month, lots of other books I can read for free, and more.) You still get a reliable, low cost tablet that's insanely low-priced compared to i-Pads and you don't pay any more for apps/games than you do with anyone else, you just no longer get some of the old content for free.

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apple1964 — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 15:08:07 GMT

@gardenman wrote:
@apple1964 wrote:
I used to love the amazon fire devices and recommended them to everyone. I found out with the new 10 inch I ordered for my relative that you have to pay for everything now. They took away the "Underground" Application to all music, games and books, no google store which I prefer. I knew that but, not about taking away the Underground you have to pay to use the so called free games, books and music I do not pay to play or listen. That is why these devices are so cheap. They make up in a subscription fee every month and sell you the device dirt cheap. I sent it back and will buy my relative a gift card to a best buy so she can buy what she wants. I will never order a device from Amazon again. Just a heads up!! BUYER BEWARE!
Bear in mind that no one else was giving you free access to those apps and whatnot, so Amazon is basically doing what every other tablet maker is doing. As a Prime member however I still get tons of free stuff (more magazines than I can read in a month, a free book to own each month, lots of other books I can read for free, and more.) You still get a reliable, low cost tablet that's insanely low-priced compared to i-Pads and you don't pay any more for apps/games than you do with anyone else, you just no longer get some of the old content for free.

Oh good grief first of all what you are saying is not true .. with other tablets you are not forced to join prime membership which cost 144 dollars a year and 12 dollars a month. The google store gives you the option of buying the game, book or music that you want and you can get more for free something that amazon stopped doing when they took out there "underground' application. So get your facts right. You are getting nothing for free. And if you decide you do not want to be a prime member you are left with a shell of a tablet which is useless.I like to have options and buy what I want without having to join a membership which is quite pricey, for what you get. And how long you use it. I got rid of my devices from amazon very recently when I found out that amazon wants payment for whatever you might want to try out. Not for me. I do not like being locked into a membership of any kind.